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Book/Printed Material Testimony taken by the select committee of the House of Representatives to inquire into the alleged violation of the laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers, paupers, convicts, and other classes Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 50-572

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Title

  • Testimony taken by the select committee of the House of Representatives to inquire into the alleged violation of the laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers, paupers, convicts, and other classes

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 50-572

Names

  • United States Congress. House. Select Committee on Importation of Contract Labor, Convicts, and Paupers
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888.

Headings

  • -  Foreign workers
  • -  Charities
  • -  Convict labor
  • -  Economic conditions
  • -  Employment
  • -  Emigration and immigration
  • -  Immigration courts
  • -  Labor movement
  • -  Labor supply
  • -  Passenger ships
  • -  Quality of life
  • -  Wages
  • -  Work environment
  • -  Immigrants
  • -  Poor

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (956 pages). illustrations, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 50-1:H.MIS.DOC.572
  • Y 1.1/2:2579

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024765289

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Importation Of Contract Labor, Convicts, And Paupers, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. House. Testimony taken by the select committee of the House of Representatives to inquire into the alleged violation of the laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers, paupers, convicts, and other classes. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024765289/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Importation Of Contract Labor, C., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. House, A. (1888) Testimony taken by the select committee of the House of Representatives to inquire into the alleged violation of the laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers, paupers, convicts, and other classes. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024765289/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House. Select Committee On Importation Of Contract Labor, Convicts, And Paupers, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. House. Testimony taken by the select committee of the House of Representatives to inquire into the alleged violation of the laws prohibiting the importation of contract laborers, paupers, convicts, and other classes. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024765289/>.